OF JULY COUNTDOWN.. WE'RE JUST A FEW DAYS AWAY.. BUT ALREADY PREPS ARE UNDERWAY IN DOWNTOWN HOLLISTER FOR THIS YEAR'S "HOLLISTER BIKER RALLY" THAT'S EXPECTED TO DRAW TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DOWNTOWN.. AND THAT'S WHERE WE FIND ACTION NEWS REPORTER FELIX CORTEZ WITH A PREVIEW OF THIS YEAR'S EVENT AND THE SECURITY MEASURES BEING PUT IN PLACE.. FELIX.. DAN/ERIN.. JUST OVER MY LEFT SHOULDER THE VENDOR TENTS ARE GOING UP.. BUT OVER MY RIGHT SHOULDER.. WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING ELSE.. SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS PUT UP BY POLICE.. THAT WILL LOOK OVER THE MORE THAN 100-THOUSAND PEOPLE EXPECTED TO TURN OUT.. nat pop dropping boxes vendors are unloading their goods.. And getting ready for the tens of thousands of bikers and spectators who will be packing into downtown hollister this weekend .. carol 23:54 and I look forward to seeing them every year because a lot of friends come back year after year after year :59 and it makes it very special :01 for me :02 with the fourth falling on a friday.. The organizer predicts one of the biggest crowds ever.. more than 100- thousand people over three days .. And he's promising a bigger event.. more food.. More bands.. And expanded beer gardens.. :37 rally director 16:29 oh yea sure bigger and better more and more people had a really good time last year and they all want to come back so we can't let them down we got to give them more stuff :39 the rally organizer also promises a more family friendly event .. sure to be an economic boost to the city and non-profits who provide the manpower to put on this huge event.. 20:27 when you can rely on a rotary to bring you 30 volunteers to sell the beer yea sure they should get some of that revenue and as we grow this event we intend to bring in a lot more nonprofits so they can raise money for their cause :40 24:31 the city gets their share of the sales tax they make money and we all make money which is a good thing :36 capitalism at it's best :39 but as the rally gets bigger each year so does the concern for safety.. That's why the city installed nearly 3-dozen surveillance cameras around downtown.. More eyes to police the biker rally.. And law enforcement from around the state will converge on tiny downtown hollister.. 1:43 Chief 30:50 sort of get their best practices and bring them here we've got a lot of experience with this event but by no means does that mean we are experts on everything so its nice to get other folks perspectives and utilize what they do well :04 AND CHIEF.. ALSO SAID HE HAS DEVELOPED AN EVACUATION PLAN.. JUST IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.. AND WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND.. THE FIRST AID STATION AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS BEING BEEFED UP.. JUST IN CASE THERE'S A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION.. DAN/ERIN.### THE "HOLLISTER RALLY" KICKS OFF FRIDAY MORNING AT NINE .. AND RUNS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.###